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- UNITED STATES Patented February 14, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES PIEZ, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO THE DODGE COALSTORAGE COMPANY, OF NAUGATUCK, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OFCONNECTICUT.

STORAGE APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 782,694, dated.February 14, 1905.

Application filed October 18,1899. Serial No. 734,017.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES PIEZ, a citizen of the United States,residing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, haveinvented certainImprovements in Storage Apparatus, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to certain improve ments in mechanism for pilingcoal or similar mzliterial and for removing material from the p1 e.

The object of my invention is to provide a structure which shall make itpossible to pile the material in a semicircular pile from a fixed pointand to return said material to the same point from the pile when it isdesired to remove the same. This object I attain by constructing a fixedstructure and pivoting to the said structure amovable frame. Anelevatorand a hopper are mounted on the fixed structure and on the frame two ormore conveyers, one of which receives material from the elevator to bedistributed upon the pile, and the other collects and conveys materialfrom the pileto the hopper. These operations I may performsimultaneously, as hereinafter described. I

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side view illustrating myimproved appara' tus for removing and storing piles of material. Fig. 2is a plan View. Fig. 3 is an enlarged view of the pivoted end of theapparatus. Fig. 4: is an enlarged view of the outer end of theapparatus. Figs. 5 and 6 are diagram views of the carrier-drivingmechanism.

' Fig. 7 is a vertical cross-sectionof the truss,

showing the position of the scoop and also that of the belt conveyer.Fig. 8 is a section on the line 8 8, Fig. 3.

A is a fixed structure in which is a bucket elevator B, having buckets.7), which receive the material from cars or other carriers. In thedrawings I have shown tracks 60, upon which the cars are run. The tracksare mounted above the horizontal portion of the elevator, so that thecars will discharge directly into hoppers a, which feed the material tothe elevator. Directly above the tracks is a bin .main feature of theinvention.

pivot to any point within a given arc.

or hopper C, into which material is loaded from the pile, and this binhas chutes c 0 to allow the material to be fed onto the cars or othercarriers when it is desired to remove the material from the pile. Thisstructure can be used as a coaling-station for locomotives, in whichcase the locomotive is run onto the track a and the coal fromthe binabove can be discharged directly into the tender. When it is necessaryto replenish the pile, the coal-cars can be run onto the track a anddischarged into the hoppers a, the elevator B elevating the coal anddischarging it onto an inclined chute (0 through which the coal passesto. a hopper A, mounted on a pivoted truss structure D.

The truss structure D is pivoted at d and in the present instance ismounted on roller bearings cl, although any suitable devices may be usedat the pivot without departing from the The outer end of the trussstructure has a leg D. On the lower end of'this leg is a truck d havingwheels adapted to a semicircular track E, so that the truss structurecan be swung on its Suitable driving mechanism is connected to theWheels of the truck and operated from the cab A on the truck, so thatwhen the operating mechanism is thrown into gear with the wheels thetruss can be swung on its pivot as desired.

F is an endless-belt conveyer of the open chain type, having flights f,Fig. 6. This conveyer travels over a bed f on the lower member of thetruss D. The bed f extends directly under the hopper A, and the conveyeris driven in any suitable manner and is under the control of theoperator in the cab A on the truck. In the present instancethesprocket-wheel shaft f is geared to a shaft f which is operated by arope f, leading from a drum f in the cab A The coal or other material asit is carried by the elevator is dumped into the hopper A and conveyedonto the bed to the point of discharge by the conveyer F, so that thematerial will be piled properly. The bed may have aseries of openings,as shown in Fig. 6 at n 72, or may be in the form of a traveling apron.

On one or both sides of the truss structure is a rail 9, to which isadapted the trolley G, and from the trolley is suspended the reloadingbucket or scoop G. A rope 9 passes to the trolley from suitable drumsand around guide-wheels on the trolley to the bucket or scoop. Anindependent driving-rope g is connected to the trolley, so that thescoop or bucket G can be drawn over the surface of the coal and loaded,then elevated to a point directly under the trolley and the trolleyconveyed to a point directly above the hopper C, at which point a tripacts upon a latch g on the bucket, which holds the pivoted bottom g ofthe bucket in position so that as soon as the latch strikes theprojection the bottom of the bucket will swing open and its contents bedischarged into the bin. I preferably provide two trolleys and buckets,one at each side of the truss structure, so as to increase the capacityof the apparatus; but one bucket and one trolley may be used and may beplaced at any convenient point. The truss construction when one trolleyand bucket -are used is illustrated in Fig. 7, which shows the positionof the scoop G while being conveyed by the trolley G. The relativeposition of the belt conveyer F is also indicated. The driving-ropes forthe bucket pass around wheels at the pivot of the truss, as shown at m,Figs. 1 and 3, so that the movement of the truss will not interfere withthe proper handling of the ropes.

In some instances I may dispense with the endless-belt flight-conveyerfor piling the material and use the trolley and bucket for piling aswell as for removing material from the pile when it is desired tocheapen the structure.

I claim as my invention 1. In a storage apparatus, the combination of asegmental storage-floor, a fixed structure at one side of said floor, ahorizontal truss structure pivoted to the fixed structure at a givendistance from the floor and arranged to swing over said floor, asegmental track for supporting the outer end of the pivoted structure, aconveyer on the pivoted structure, and means on the fixed structure forfeeding said conveyer with material to be conveyed and piled on thefloor, substantially as described.

2. The combination of the fixed structure, a movable structure pivotedthereto, means for supporting the outer end of the pivoted structure, ahopper carried by the pivoted structure, said hopper-being situated atthe pivot-point, a hopper or bin on the fixed structure directly underthe pivot of the movable structure, tracks, said fixed structure beingopen so as to allow of the passage of cars on said tracks, with anL-shaped elevator, the horizontal section of said elevator. beingarranged to receive material from the cars, and means for transferringthe material from the outer end .of said elevator to the hopper carriedby the pivoted structure, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

, CHARLES PIEZ. Witnesses WILL. A. BARR,

J os. H. KLEIN.

